Look into these eyes...

These are the eyes of my future children. I just can't wait to get them home. I know I have a long way to go, but I am already getting impatient! I never was really good at waiting. I think the rep from our agency should be back in the US this week or so. I hope he brings new pictures of the children with him! I only have one, and it's almost a year old! I can't wait to find out more information about them. Like what other languages do they speak? Do they have any nicknames? I want to know all I can about them!

Another step forward....

We got our approved homestudy in the mail today!!! And since our dossier was otherwise complete, I was able to mail the whole thing to our adoption agency today! I'm sure I looked like such a dork going into the post office grinning from ear to ear just to mail a little stack of papers. But it was exciting! This is the most productive step of the whole process so far, so it felt great! I'm not sure how long it takes the agency to go over it, but hopefully it will be in Ghana soon!

It's in the Mail....

I got a call from our social worker today letting us know that she just mailed our homestudy ! (Which is a HUGE blessing!) She was waiting on DSS to get us a notarized copy of her license. We didn't think they would get it ready so soon. But we're glad they did because she will be on vacation next week! Whew!

No More Notarizing!

Yesterday we FINALLY finished getting everything compiled and notarized for our dossier! So, as soon as we get our homestudy in the mail (hopefully early next week) we can send it in! Woo-hoo! Once we get the homestudy in our hands, I will post pictures of the children! They are so beautiful!

Fingerprints: Check!

Our fingerprint appointment was today! One more thing out of the way! Now if we can just get our homestudy approved! It's all done with except for one reference letter. (Which was mailed last week and never arrived!) The crazy thing is- 2 of our 5 reference letters got lost in the mail! How does that even happen? Oh well, maybe it'll get there next time! (We hope...)

One Step Closer...

Today was our last homestudy visit! That means we are one step closer! I can't wait to get the approved homestudy in the mail so I can add it to our dossier!!!

Fingerprint Appointment!

Our fingerprint appointment from USCIS came in the mail today! We are scheduled for next Friday (the 12th)! I can't believe it is that soon! I hate that we have to drive approx 3 hours to get there, but will be glad to get it out of the way!